Aeon tightens rules on employees who smoke
Aeon tightens rules on employees who smoke Jan. 30 06:00 am JST Jan. 30 | 06:00 am JST TOKYO The Aeon supermarket chain recently announced it would impose new regulations on smoking by employees that has spurred controversy. J-Cast News (Jan 26) reports that the company, a major retailer employing some 450,000 workers, has announced that effective Jan 25, smoking would be banned during working hours, and on the company's premises. And this ban on cigarettes extends to 45 minutes prior to the start of working time -- the idea being that the ashes and other particles may cli...